Swartland Winery - African Spirit Pinotage - Shiraz

Swartland WineryAfrican Spirit Pinotage - Shiraz

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The African Spirit Pinotage - Shiraz of Swartland Winery is a red wine from the region of Swartland of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the African Spirit Pinotage - Shiraz from the Swartland Winery

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the African Spirit Pinotage - Shiraz of Swartland Winery in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the African Spirit Pinotage - Shiraz of Swartland Winery in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Swartland Winery's African Spirit Pinotage - Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

An intraspecific cross between pinot noir and cinsaut called hermitage, obtained in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold. Since then, it has been propagated in Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States (California), Canada, Brazil, Israel, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties on the A1 list. - Synonymy: none to date (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).

Last vintages of this wine

African Spirit Pinotage - Shiraz - 2019
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.211100
African Spirit Pinotage - Shiraz - 2018
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
African Spirit Pinotage - Shiraz - 2017
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
African Spirit Pinotage - Shiraz - 2016
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.411100
African Spirit Pinotage - Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
African Spirit Pinotage - Shiraz - 2014
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
African Spirit Pinotage - Shiraz - 2013
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of African Spirit Pinotage - Shiraz from Swartland Winery are 2013, 2017, 2015, 2014 and 2018.

Informations about the Swartland Winery

The winery offers 119 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This winery is part of the Swartland Winery.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Swartland in the region of Western Cape

The Swartland Winery is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 92 wines for sale in the of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 3500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 150 of of Swartland wines
In the top 80000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Swartland

The wine region of Swartland is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sadie Family or the Domaine Sadie Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Swartland are Chenin blanc, Mourvèdre and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Swartland often reveals types of flavors of cherry, marmalade or cantaloupe and sometimes also flavors of chard, poire nashi or red cherry.


The wine region of Western Cape

The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

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